use of hollow clay pot in construction of slab

When an existing slab (of timber, composite steel beam, concrete or hollow clay block ... In effect, this creates a composite slab of mixed construction in which the ... greater design freedom and makes it easier to change the use of the building. ... prepared in a concrete mixing plant beginning from expanded clay of various...

Jul 12, 2017 ... In pre cast solid slab construction the cost of transportation of units to sites, ... Therefore there is difference in the cost of construction between the solid and hollow slabs but the difference is not appreciable. .... solid slabs in terms of reduced material usage ..... Construction of Monolithic Hollow Clay Pot Slab\.

Apr 22, 2018 ... Very broadly, floor construction tend to be solid floors, built up from the ground, ... The intended use of the floor, its location, the structure of the rest of the ... A simple reinforced concrete flat slab is not usually economical as a ... in situ floor with permanent formwork in the form of hollow clay or concrete pots.

Structural clay tile describes a category of burned-clay building materials used to construct roofing, walls, and flooring for structural and non-structural purposes, especially in fireproofing applications. Also called building tile, structural terra cotta, hollow tile, and clay block, the ... Clay pots lined with plaster of paris lightened the load of the dome in a...

Users of Waterloo Station will be aware that construction activity in, around, and ... The fireproof floors consisted of Frazzi hollow unreinforced clay blocks ... the hollow pot floors most of us remember, which continued in use until London Brick...

Jan 13, 2017 ... Hollow blocks are used to fill portions of the slab thickness; this results in deeper ... Advantages of Rib (Clay pot) slab over solid (concrete) Slab ... These types of construction are economical for building where there are long...